Goddess Sugandha is one among the manifestations of Adi Shakti (Mother Goddess). In this form, she is worshipped in the Sugandha Shakti Peeth at Shikarpur, 10 km north of Barisal, Bangladesh. Story of Goddess Sugandha As per Hindu scriptures, an arrogant Daksha Prajapati invited all the gods, goddesses and saints on earth to participate in Brihaspati Sarva Yajna at Kankhal Kshetra near modern day Haridwar. He purposefully did not invite his daughter Sati and her husband Shiva. Sati reached the yajna spot and wanted to know from her father as to why Mahadev Shiva was not invited and how can a yajna be complete without the presence of Mahadev. Daksha insulted Sati for arriving uninvited and he hurled series of abuses on Shiva. Unable to bear the insults of her husband, Sati jumped into the yajna fire and got self-immolated. Shiva Ganas including Veerabhadra Swamy appeared from an angry Shiva. They destroyed the Yajna and chopped off the head of Daksha. Shiva took th